Women and the Genesis of Christianity

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Cambridge University Press, 29 iun. 1990 - 273 pagini
This book presents in as clear a way as possible the New Testament material dealing with women and their roles in the context of the movement Jesus began. Dr Witherington begins by illustrating the roles of women in Judaism, in the Hellenistic world, and in the Roman Empire. She goes on to show how Jesus broke significantly with convention in the way he viewed women and their roles, offering as he did a wholly new conception of the legitimate rights of women in society. An analysis follows of the apostle Paul's attitude toward women, which shows how he agreed with and differed from the ideas of his contemporaries. The concluding chapters discuss the evangelists, whose selection and presentation of material with respect to women casts much light on the early Church's understanding of women and their roles. This comprehensive survey, which avoids slanting its material to serve a modern patriarchal or feminist bias, comes to the exciting conclusion that we can see in the New Testament an attempt to reform the patriarchal orientation of the day.

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Women in Judaism
5
Spiritual life
8
Women in Hellenistic Settings
12
Macedonia
17
Asia Minor
19
Women in Roman settings
21
Spiritual life
24
Conclusions
27
Marriage divorce and the single life 1 Cor 7
126
Exclusive monogamy Rom 713
140
Holiness and honor 1 Thess 438
142
Mixed marriages 2 Cor 61471
145
Conclusions
147
Paul and the household tables
149
The Colossian household table Col 31841
150
The Ephesian household table Eph 52133
156

JESUS AND WOMEN
29
Teachings on family and single life
31
Children Mk9337 101316
33
Widows Mk 123840 12414
36
Marriage and adultery Mt 52730 Jn 8211
38
Divorce Mt 5312 1939 Mk 10212 Lk 1618
42
Eunuchs the single life Mt 191012
47
Conclusions
50
Women in the parables and judgment sayings
54
Female imagery in the judgment sayings
61
Conclusions
65
Stories of help and healing
67
The woman at the well Jn 4742
70
The Syrophoenician woman Mk 72430 Mt 15218
76
Peters motherinlaw Mk 12931 Mt 81415 Lk 4389
78
Healing a cripple on the Sabbath Lk 131017
80
Jairus and the Jewess Mk 52143 Mt 91826 Lk 84056
82
The widow of Nain Lk 71117
86
Conclusions
88
Women in the ministry of Jesus
90
Mary and Martha
101
Women who followed Jesus
112
Conclusions
119
PAUL AND WOMEN
123
Women and the physical family
125
Conclusions
162
Women and the family of faith
165
An unveiled threat? 1 Cor 11216
166
Silence in all the churches? 1 Cor 1433b36
174
Conclusions
180
Paul and his female coworkers
182
Trouble in paradise? Phil 423
187
An ancient greeting card? Rom 161 16
188
Conclusions
192
The Pastoral Epistles
193
WOMEN AND THE EVANGELISTS
201
Women and the Third Evangelist
203
Women in the Resurrection narratives
204
Women in the birth narratives
206
Women in the primitive church The Book of Acts
212
Conclusions
222
Women and the Evangelists Matthew Mark and John
227
The Gospel of Matthew
231
The Gospel of John
234
Conclusions
237
Conclusions
239
Notes
253
Select bibliography
265
Index
268
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